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John Durant
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A little bit of this, a little bit of that. Founder of Wild Ventures. NYT bestselling author of The Paleo Manifesto and Spartan Fit.
Nov 27, 2022 • 23 tweets • 4 min read
Also enjoying Ancient Apocalypse.

It’s great to offer new hypotheses and evidence that challenge existing paradigms.

Just don’t need an advanced civilization from the Ice Age to explain what Hancock puts forward as evidence of one. Hancock points out myths that attribute megalithic structures to an early race of giants

He interprets the giants as a memory of remnants of an advanced civ.

But attributing BIG BUILDING to BIG PEOPLE is the most simplistic folk explanation when you’ve FORGOTTEN who built them
Oct 2, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Destroying the Nord Stream pipelines would have been a well-considered option on the path of escalation.

There are reasons it happened when it did: just after the referendums but before the official ceremony.

It’s intended to hurt/embarrass the Russians during the annexation. America and allies couldn’t stand by while Russia annexed a fifth of Ukraine.

But without a major military victory to tout — only stalled/grinding counteroffensives — what was the proportionate escalation that also disrespected borders?

Blowing up the pipelines.
Jul 25, 2022 • 20 tweets • 4 min read
Publishers do very little to improve a work and plenty to make it worse.

Don’t submit to the liberal church ladies.

Go direct, build and own your own audience. You can sell far fewer copies and still make a living, and if it hits, you’ll make *way more* money. Publishing is dominated by liberal white women in NYC.

The older generation, who hold senior roles, lean towards old school, free speech liberalism — but they’re afraid of and captive to their young female employees, who are woke activists.
Jul 15, 2022 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
Enjoyed Pollan's new docuseries, How To Change Your Mind. Thoughts...

- covid masks unfortunate, already feels dated

- perhaps the most thoughtful visual renderings of psychedelic experiences

- moving personal medical stories

1/x - It didn't profile people who had taken psychedelics too far and screwed themselves up. I *personally know* half a dozen examples.

- tension between Huxley (elitist, incremental); Leary (populist, revolutionary); and indigenous (sacred, rare) will be key, backlash possible